Brave bystanders chased down a man who was armed with kitchen blades after a shopper was stabbed to death in a Poundland branch in Abingdon. The victim, whose age is not yet known, later died from his injuries.
A 65-year-old woman who saw the incident from a nearby cafe told the Oxford Mail: "I saw this chap with blades sticking out of both hands, maybe kitchen knives a few inches long.
"There were two men, I think civilians, chasing him and one was on the phone maybe ringing the police. They restrained him outside of the Spar.
"A woman police officer tasered him and he dropped the knives. Other police came soon after."
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: “At this stage this is not being treated as a terrorist incident.
“We understand members of the public are concerned, and officers are in the area dealing with the incident and speaking to people to provide reassurance.”
